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All Hallow's Church, Woolbeding, Sussex, England

Memorial at All Hallow’s Church, Woolbeding, Sussex commemorating Lt Col. Henry Arthur Lascelles d. 1913

Location

All Hallow's Church, Woolbeding, Sussex, England

Transcript

'WE PRAY YOU REMEMBER IN THE LORD / HENRY ARTHUR / AND / CAROLINE MARIA LASCELLES / HE SERVED IN THE NAVY AND ARMY LT. COL. 1882 / THEY LIVED AT WOOLBEDING TOGETHER OR IN SUCCESSION / FROM 1893-1945 / HE DIED JULY 29 1913 IN THE 71ST YEAR OF HIS AGE /S HE DIED NOVEMBER 6 1945 IN THE 89TH YEAR OF HER AGE'

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People

Lascelles, Henry Arthur
Age: 70
Date of Death: 29/7/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1994

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  "transcript": "'WE PRAY YOU REMEMBER IN THE LORD / HENRY ARTHUR /  AND / CAROLINE MARIA LASCELLES / HE SERVED IN THE NAVY AND ARMY LT. COL. 1882 / THEY LIVED AT WOOLBEDING TOGETHER OR IN SUCCESSION / FROM 1893-1945 / HE DIED JULY 29 1913 IN THE 71ST YEAR OF HIS AGE /S HE DIED NOVEMBER 6 1945 IN THE 89TH YEAR OF HER AGE'",
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Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Headstone in Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Captain David F.B. Gorrie d. 1909 and Lieutenant David Todd Gorrie RNR d. 1927

Location

Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'IN / MEMORY OF / CAPT. F.B. GORRIE / BELOVED HUSBAND OF / MARGARET TODD / LOST AT SEA 14th JAN. 1909 / ALSO / OUR DEARLY LOVED SON / DAVID TODD LIEUT R.N.R. / DIED 5TH APRIL 1927 AGED 35 YEARS / ALSO THE SAID MARGARET TODD / DIED 2nd MAY 1931'

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Description: Headstone on plinth.
Type: Headstone
Materials: Grey granite

People

Gorrie, David F. B.
Age:
Date of Death: 14/1/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Gorrie, David Todd
Age: 35
Date of Death: 5/4/1927
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: This cemetery is in private ownership and is in an overgrown and neglected condition.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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  "transcript": "'IN / MEMORY OF / CAPT. F.B. GORRIE / BELOVED HUSBAND OF / MARGARET TODD / LOST AT SEA 14th JAN. 1909 / ALSO / OUR DEARLY LOVED SON / DAVID TODD LIEUT R.N.R. / DIED 5TH APRIL 1927 AGED 35 YEARS / ALSO THE SAID MARGARET TODD / DIED 2nd MAY 1931'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating  Captain David F.B. Gorrie d. 1909 and Lieutenant David Todd Gorrie RNR d. 1927</p>",
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Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England

Gravestone of Stephen Edward Miller d. 1917, in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol.

Location

Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England

Transcript

'Stephen Edward Miller Was drowned at sea on the S.S. Kansas on Sept 5th 1917. Aged 19 years. Also of Richard Nicholas Miller, Father of the above Who died suddenly Sept 2nd 1924 Aged 64 years. Also of William John Scott Son in law of the above Who was drowned at Cardiff Sept [?]th 1924, Aged 37 years. Also Maria Jane, Wife of Richard Nicholas Miller, Who died Nov 4th 1933 Aged 68. Reunited. In Loving memory of Grace Elizabeth Miller daughter of the above.'

Details

Description: Depicts a steam ship (right) approaching a rock (left) with an anchor on it. Sea appears to be stormy.

Type: Gravestone
Position: top plateau
Materials: Stone
Vessel: SS Kansas

People

Miller, Stephen Edward
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/9/1917
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Merchant Navy

Extra

Notes: Worn. Located on top plateau, on footpath leading between main road and top lodge.

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  "transcript": "'Stephen Edward Miller Was drowned at sea on the S.S. Kansas on Sept 5th 1917. Aged 19 years. Also of Richard Nicholas Miller, Father of the above Who died suddenly Sept 2nd 1924 Aged 64 years. Also of William John Scott Son in law of the above Who was drowned at Cardiff Sept [?]th 1924, Aged 37 years. Also Maria Jane, Wife of Richard Nicholas Miller, Who died Nov 4th 1933 Aged 68. Reunited. In Loving memory of Grace Elizabeth Miller daughter of the above.'",
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St Edmund's Church, Crofton, Hampshire, England

Tablet in St Edmund’s Church, Crofton, Hampshire, dedicated to Vice-Admiral Henry Paulet d. 1832

Location

St Edmund's Church, Crofton, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'THIS TABLET IS ERECTED AS / A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF A WIDOW'S AFFECTIONATE / REGARD TO RECORD THE
MEMORY / AND DEATH OF / THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD HENRY PAULET / K.C.B. A VICE ADMIRAL / IN THE BRITISH NAVY AND LATE / OF WEST HILL LODGE IN / THIS PARISH / WHO DIED ON THE 28 JANUARY 1832 AGED 64 / AND WAS BURIED IN A VAULT IN / THIS CHAPEL'

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Type: Tablet
Position: Nave North Wall
Materials: White marble, black painted stone surround
Artists: Chase

People

Paulet, Henry
Age: 64
Date of Death: 28/1/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2004

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  "transcript": "'THIS TABLET IS ERECTED AS / A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF A WIDOW'S AFFECTIONATE / REGARD TO RECORD THE <br />\r\nMEMORY / AND DEATH OF / THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD HENRY PAULET / K.C.B. A VICE ADMIRAL / IN THE BRITISH NAVY AND LATE / OF WEST HILL LODGE IN / THIS PARISH / WHO DIED ON THE 28 JANUARY 1832 AGED 64 / AND WAS BURIED IN A VAULT IN / THIS CHAPEL'",
  "content": "<p>Tablet in St Edmund’s Church, Crofton, Hampshire, dedicated to Vice-Admiral Henry Paulet d. 1832</p>",
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St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating James Welch, Master, d. 1816 [?]

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'James Welch, Master of the Schooner 'Thomas' of Great Yarmouth, died 31 Aug 1816 [?] aged 59 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: ‘Thomas'

People

Welch, James
Age: 59
Date of Death: 31/8/1816 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'James Welch, Master of the Schooner 'Thomas' of Great Yarmouth, died 31 Aug 1816 [?] aged 59 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating James Welch, Master, d. 1816 [?]</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh commemorating Lieutenant Rowley Leeds, RIN, d. 1862

Location

Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Rowley Ward Leeds, youngest son of Sir G.W. Leeds. Bart. of Croxton Park, Cambs. d. Kiamari 25 Jan 1862 aged 37' [not exact]

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People

Leeds, Rowley Ward
Age: 37
Date of Death: 25/1/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RIN
Organisation: Royal Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: Karachi formerly in India. Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.

Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936)p. 417.

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  "id": "M5956",
  "location": "Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Rowley Ward Leeds, youngest son of Sir G.W. Leeds. Bart. of Croxton Park, Cambs. d. Kiamari 25 Jan 1862 aged 37' [not exact]",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh commemorating Lieutenant Rowley Leeds, RIN, d. 1862</p>",
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    "notes": "Karachi formerly in India.  Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.<br />",
    "bibliography": "'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936)p. 417.",
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Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Cross in Arbroath, Angus commemorating Patrick Wright Anderson d. 1879

Location

Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'ERECTED / BY / GRACE CARSE / IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND / PATRICK WRIGHT ANDERSON / SHIPOWNER IN ARBROATH / WHO DIED 17 MARCH 1879, AGED 53 YEARS / AND OF THEIR TWO CHILDREN / MAGDALENE AND ADAM WHO / ARE INTERRED IN THE ABBEY BURYING GROUND / THE ABOVE GRACE CARSE / DIED 30TH JANUARY 1907, AGED 73 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER HANNAH MAUD / DIED...FEBRUARY 1921 AGED 43 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER/MAY LOUISA/DIED 2ND FEBRUARY 1961 AGED 66 YEARS'

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Type: Cross
Position: Compartment D
Vessel: Hawk

People

Anderson, Patrick Wright
Age: 52
Date of Death: 17/3/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Patrick W. Anderson 1997

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  "location": "Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED / BY / GRACE CARSE / IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND / PATRICK WRIGHT ANDERSON / SHIPOWNER IN ARBROATH / WHO DIED 17 MARCH 1879, AGED 53 YEARS / AND OF THEIR TWO CHILDREN / MAGDALENE AND ADAM WHO / ARE INTERRED IN THE ABBEY BURYING GROUND / THE ABOVE GRACE CARSE / DIED 30TH JANUARY 1907, AGED 73 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER HANNAH MAUD / DIED...FEBRUARY 1921 AGED 43 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER/MAY LOUISA/DIED 2ND FEBRUARY 1961 AGED 66 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Cross in Arbroath, Angus commemorating Patrick Wright Anderson d. 1879</p>",
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    "vessel": "Hawk"  },
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    "event":"",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating James Depstall HEIC, d. 1825

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr James Depstall, of the H.C. Marine / died 23d November 1825, aged 63 years.

Details

People

Depstall, James
Age: 63
Date of Death: 23/11/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.123.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr James Depstall, of the H.C. Marine / died 23d November 1825, aged 63 years.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating James Depstall HEIC, d. 1825</p>",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander McGregory RN d. 1802

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Lieut Alexander McGregory / late of this Hospital / died 6th January 1802 / aged 55'

Details

People

McGregory, Alexander
Age: 55
Date of Death: 6/1/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Lieut Alexander McGregory / late of this Hospital / died 6th January 1802 / aged 55'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander McGregory RN d. 1802</p>",
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All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Monument at All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon commemorating John Saunders RN d. 1919

Location

All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Transcript

'John Harry Saunders RN 17 Feb 1919 Aged 44'

Details

Position: Churchyard annex

People

Saunders, John Harry
Age: 44
Date of Death: 17/2/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'John Harry Saunders RN 17 Feb 1919 Aged 44'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters